Justice Department urges end to lawsuit over Trump's $400M ballroom
People are seen outside the West Wing driveway entrance of the White House, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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· Richard Wood
AI ball-tracking technology trialled in Darwin grade cricket
The trial is the first of its kind in Australia. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
· Oliver Chaseling
Coco Gauff vomits on court as virus runs through Madrid Open locker room
Coco Gauff overcame an apparent stomach bug — and vomiting — en route to a victory at the Madrid Open.
· Bryan Fonseca
Police seek two boys 'bus surfing"
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Manhunt underway for Mexican mother-in-law of ex-beauty queen who was ‘executed’ in bone-chilling video: ‘She stole you’
Mexico City police have launched a massive manhunt for the mother-in-law wanted for the cold-blooded caught-on-video “execution” of a stunning former beauty queen.
· Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Gauff overcomes vomiting on court to beat Cirstea in Madrid
Coco Gauff of the United States receives medical attention during her match against Sorana Cirstea of Romania at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Madrid. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
· Tales Azzoni
Customs detect 22 monks from Bangkok with contraband - DailyNews
Officers from the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at Katunayake International Airport arrested 22 Sri Lankan monks arriving from Thailand with a stock of “Kush” and “Hashish” valued at over 1.1 billion rupees on Saturday.
· damith
Gavin Newsom’s ‘dark horse’ governor candidate squirms as he’s grilled on missing fortune
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has been trying to swat down his ties to an alleged fraud case, as he seemingly struggles to answer the questions it poses about his financial stewardship.
· Titus Wu
Law breaking drivers to be targeted amid horror year on Queensland roads
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· Jack Mckay
Charlottesville smear’s twist, the wonders of crime-fighting and other commentary
“Today, we have an exciting new report from Obvious Land,” scoffs Robby Soave at The Hill.
· Post Editorial Board
Coco Gauff reaches fourth round despite vomiting on court at Madrid Open
American beats Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
· Tumaini Carayol
2 gunmen involved in mass shooting near Indiana U. that left 9 injured: cops
Two men are believed to be behind the mass shooting near the Indiana University campus in Bloomington that left nine people injured — including five women hit by bullets or fragments, police said Sunday.
· Ronny Reyes
Thai police arrest Indonesian wanted for $10m cyberfraud
Police in Thailand say they have arrested an Indonesian man accused of defrauding Americans out of $10m in romance scams and he will be extradited to the United States.
· Al Jazeera
Family of Correspondants' Dinner shooting suspect alerted police before attempted attack - report
Family members of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter had alerted the police regarding anti-Trump, anti-Christian rhetoric shared on the suspect’s social media accounts prior to the attempted attack, according to a CBS News report on Sunday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Syria begins trial of first Assad-era official in Damascus
A cage stood in the middle of the courtroom at the Palace of Justice, near al-Hamidiyah souk in central Damascus.
· Middleeasteye
Was The Atlantic's Kash Patel Smear A Setup To Discredit The SPLC Indictment?
On April 17, The Atlantic published an anonymously sourced hit piece against FBI Director Kash Patel - painting him as a blackout-drunk, paranoid, and erratic executive barely capable of running the nation's premier law enforcement agency. Three days later, a federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Cent…
· Tyler Durden
Supreme Court: ‘Academic noise’ not an actionable nuisance
CO LICTS between schools and homeowners’ associations are common. In many neighborhoods, residents complain about traffic, outsiders entering the area, and especially noise. Sometimes these disputes escalate into litigation. A recent Supreme Court ruling, however, makes clear that not every annoyance amounts to a le…
· Joseph Noel M. Estrada
ICC assaults national sovereignties
THE International Criminal Court (ICC), conceived by the Rome Statute as a court of last resort for countries that do not have the capacity to prosecute those committing crimes against humanity or having such capacity to go after them refuses to do so, has of late come under a barrage of criticism owing to its assum…
· Salvador S. Panelo
The collegiality of the Supreme Court is under attack — and it’s dangerous
When Justice Samuel Alito arrived at the Supreme Court in 2006, Justice Antonin Scalia jokingly told him he would spend his first five years on the Court wondering how he got there and the rest of the time wondering how everybody else got there.
· Mollie Hemingway
Adalah petitions High Court to return bodies of six Arab citizens withheld by Israel
Palestinian legal aid group Adalah petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday to order the state to immediately return the bodies of six Arab citizens it has held for prolonged periods, arguing that the justification previously accepted by the court no longer applies following the return of every living and slai…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Police officer killed in Chicago hospital shooting identified
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said.
Wolves' Anthony Edwards has bone bruise in left knee, AP source says
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards kneels on the court after sustaining an injury during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
· Tim Reynolds
Israel High Court demands government enforce draft law, revoke benefits from evaders
The High Court of Justice on Sunday ordered the state to take concrete steps within weeks to revoke key financial benefits from draft evaders and to move toward criminal enforcement against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) men who fail to report for military service, in one of the most forceful rulings yet in the long-runnin…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Voting in Gaza and Washington shooting: photos of the weekend
View image in fullscreenLondon, UKRunners approach the one-mile mark during the 2026 TCS London Marathon on SundayPhotograph: Benjamin Gilbert/PAShareView image in fullscreenBelfast, UKA forensic investigator in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland after reports of a car explosion outside a police station. Homes in the area…
· Matt Fidler
Woman released on bail after fatal house fire in Wolverhampton
A woman arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of two children following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton has been released on police bail.
· Aida Fofana
Thai police arrest Indonesian wanted for $10M cyberfraud
BANGKOK, THANILAND — Police in Thailand have arrested an Indonesian who allegedly defrauded Americans of about $10 million, Thai authorities said Sunday, adding that they will extradite him to the United States.
· Agence France-Presse
Mali's defense minister reported dead in major al-Qaeda-linked assault
Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group, JNIM, on his residence at the Kati military base outside Bamako on Saturday, France's RFI radio reported on Sunday.
· REUTERS
Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official, Atef Najib
In Syria, people are paying close attention to a trial that is now unfolding. For the first time, a public trial is being held for criminals linked to the former Assad regime. The regime fell on December 8 after it imploded in a week of clashes with the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station
Police say attack in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries
· Emine Sinmaz
Hungary’s Magyar heading to Brussels for talks on unlocking EU funds
Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will travel to Brussels on Wednesday for urgent talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as he races to unfreeze billions in EU funds.
· Milena Wälde
Former FBI agent's new book revisits largest art heist in history
A former FBI investigator discuses the largest art heist in history – the 1990 robbery at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston where artwork reportedly worth a billion dollars was stolen. (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi, Leah Willingham)
· Leah Willingham
After week of killings, police chief says some murders ‘impossible to prevent’ as anger grows
Israel Police Commissioner Danny Levi on Sunday pushed back against growing criticism over a wave of killings across the country, saying police were operating in a “continuous emergency” but that some murders were sudden, eruptive incidents that were difficult, and sometimes impossible, to prevent.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Suspected gunman likely targeting Trump administration officials at White House press dinner, acting attorney general says – live
Todd Blanche says 31-year-old suspect will be charged with assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer
· Vivian Ho, Lucy Campbell, Davidsmith
Wellesley, Massachusetts, mom accused of killing kids
A Massachusetts woman who had been seeking custody of her two young children in a divorce is accused of killing them in their home, according to authorities and court records.
· Holly Ramer
Downtown Baltimore CRE Crash Signals Deeper Fiscal Crisis Ahead
A localized commercial real estate crash has been spreading through downtown Baltimore City's office market like cancer, with more than $1 billion in property value erased since 2020. The rapid decline of the commercial tax base in the downtown area is colliding with deep structural crises, including violent crime, …
· Tyler Durden
Data of 100,000 leaked from golf course; N. Korean hacking suspected
Personal information of around 100,000 customers has been leaked from a golf course, prompting a police investigation, sources said Sunday.
· Yonhap
Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus
Syria has begun its first public trial of officials who served under longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, 15 years after the start of the civil war.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Gunman at Trump dinner was believed to be targeting top officials
Police officers arrived at an address in Torrance, California, connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House correspondents’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night. The president was uninjured and was rushed off the stage.
· Eric Tucker
Syria begins long-awaited first trial of Assad-era officials
Atef Najib was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad. He faces charges related to the arrest and torture of teenagers in 2011
· Associated Press
Syria begins long-awaited first trial of Assad-era officials
Atef Najib was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad. He faces charges related to the arrest and torture of teenagers in 2011
· Associated Press
Iloilo police seize over P5 million worth of illicit cigarettes in anti-smuggling operation
ILOILO CITY — Authorities confiscated illicit cigarettes worth at least P5.22 million during a joint anti-smuggling and tax enforcement operation in Barangay Jolog, Estancia, Iloilo, on Thursday evening, April 23.
· The Manila Times
Data of 100,000 leaked from golf course; N. Korean hacking suspected
SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Personal information of around 100,000 customers has been leaked from a golf course, prompting a police investigation, sources said Sunday.
· Oh Seok-min
Education Ministry says Finance Ministry data gaps blocked High Court update in haredi funding case
The Education Ministry told the High Court of Justice that it could not provide a court-ordered update to the High Court in the ongoing case over funding to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) school networks because the Finance Ministry had not provided the information it needed.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Vaughan congregant punched by man who attempted to force way into synagogue
A Vaughan Jewish man was attacked by a man who had attempted to force his way into a Vaughan, Canada synagogue on Saturday, according to the York Regional Police and the Sephardic Kehila Centre.
· MICHAEL STARR
oilo police seize over P5 million worth of illicit cigarettes in anti-smuggling operation
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· The Manila Times
Best photos of April 26: Trump's security agents react to a shooter to Public Art on the Abu Dhabi corniche | The National
Previous slideNext slide Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFPInfo Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged …
· The National
Alleged gunman to face court after shooting at event attended by Trump
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Associated Press
Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus
Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Branch in the Daraa area during Bashar Assad’s rule, sits in the defendants’ cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
· Ghaith Alsayed
Northern Ireland police declare security alert after car bomb explosion
LONDON — Police in Northern Ireland have declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station.
· Associated Press